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coronary angiography
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coronary angiography
Interventional cardiology A diagnostic technique in which a radiocontrast is injected directly into the coronary arteries, allowing visualization and quantification of stenosis and/or obstruction. See Deferred adjunctive coronary angioplasty, Immediate adjunctive coronary angioplasty, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Primary coronary angioplasty, Rescue coronary angioplasty.


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For example, people across the state regularly avail themselves of the latest scanning technologies like electrocardiography (ECG/EKG), cardiac stress testing, coronary catheterization, echocardiogram, intravascular ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound and chest x-rays in order to ensure optimal personal health and to deal with health conditions in a more proactive manner.
This retrospective, observational study involved 2,175 patients from April 2002 through November 2004 who underwent coronary catheterizations and PCI procedures at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina.
Based on the performance of this new technology, cardiac CT has the potential to become a complementary tool to invasive coronary catheterization and may allow for effective control of pharmaceutical treatment like lipid-lowering agents," Dr.
 
 
 
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